Code formatters prompt expansive critical infrastructure secret exposure
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Summary
The article reports a significant cybersecurity threat involving the exposure of over 80,000 sensitive files containing critical information such as usernames, passwords, and API keys. These leaks, attributed to online tools JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify, pose severe risks to various sectors including government and healthcare, potentially compromising national infrastructure security.
Impact
Government, healthcare, cybersecurity, telecommunications, critical national infrastructure
In the Wild
Unknown
Timeline
Newly disclosed
Remediation
Users should immediately audit their sensitive data exposure, change compromised credentials, and avoid using online code formatting tools that may expose sensitive information.